How to produce a photo of the same person in various parts of the scene

Gear:
Tripod - Your camera needs to be kept perfectly still and Vanguard's Alta Pro 263AT features advanced camera vibration and shock control so shake is less likely to creep into your image.

Technique:
If your camera has it you can use the in-built multiple exposure setting but we are going to be taking individual shots and using Photoshop to blend them all together. This way we won't get the 'ghosting' you sometimes see when using the camera's multiple exposure option.

You need to make sure your camera is kept perfectly still as the slightest bit of movement will mean your photos don't line-up when you get them into Photoshop so clamp your camera on a tripod and leave it.

As we were working on a plain background auto focus and white balance worked fine but if you're shooting on a busier backdrop you may need to focus and set the white balance manually to ensure it's the same for each shot you take. Make sure you expose from your subject then simply direct them to the different places of your scene. If you're working in a small space you may find floor markers are useful as it's quite easy to end up taking a series of shots where arms, fingers or legs end up over-lapping.

Once your computer's switched on, open your images up in Photoshop, cut your subject out of all but one of the scenes (you need the background on one for the final image) and then drag all the other portraits onto individual layers in the file you left the background on. If you shot your portraits on a white background you simply have to drag both images into one document on individual layers, reduce the opacity of the top layer so you can double-check everything is lined up on each of the shots then change the layer blend mode to Multiply and as a result, your portraits will now appear to be next to each other. Remember to bring the opacity of the layer back to 100% then save your image.

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